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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 9122731" data-attributes="member: 2012">Temple District:The noise of the market isn't quite loud enough to drown out Spritewing. Dozens of heads turn towards Rockhorn. While all the eyes are completely focused on the strange duo, only a few seem to take what the wild dwarf is saying seriously. An older man walks up to Rockhorn and puts a potion in his hands. "Lesser restoration," he says. "It's all I've got."Those paying attention begin to murmur about the idea of a monster running loose in Old City. The news quickly spreads.The old man says to Rockhorn. "Anything for the Exemplars. Let them know that Thamir of Caean wishes them well. They can find me at the Temple of the Sky Travellers. if they wish to find me later."The crowd parts around Vitus. Most of those paying attention are willing to step aside and let the old man and this youngster give their services to the wild dwarf.OOC: So, is his name going to be Vitus (as on the PC sheet) or Vito? If Vito is what you prefer, no worries. As I already told you, I didn't have any real plan for the character.The onlookers are surprised by the lad's quick thinking with the potion. Most who have encountered him in the district before haven't given him a second look. Most in the market usually ignore the passing of pages. Plus, the boy's attire and heritage marks him as servant of Ticinum. While many look favourable on the old empire, there are many who do not."I will let Sir Silvon know of your need," the guards says. He steps back to give Spritewing room to take off. He takes out his crossbow and puts a strange looking bolt in it. He fires it directly up into the air and once it is higher than the district's wall, it explodes with sparkling multicoloured dust that is visible to all. "I'm going to have to explain myself to my captain for using that bolt. Go quickly," he shouts to Rockhorn. "Now!"The crowd in the market moves away from Rockhorn, Vitus, and Spritewing. The trio are soon in the air above the district. The guards on several nearby towers note the dust in the air and then see Spritewing ascend into the air. Rockhorn watches as crossbows are raised and then lowered as Spritewing wings away from the Temple District.The guard on the street follows them back to the district's main gate and fires another flaring bolt into the air so that the ballistas on the gate's towers don't shoot at the trio as Spritewing flies away back towards Old City.OOC: Let's not worry about that. Heh. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Vitus notes that their flight out of the Temple District becomes a spectacle. The trio wing over the ruins of Sem La Vah before flying over the walls of Old City. Vitus has lived at the delegacy for some time, but he's never seen Bluffside's six separate districts from this point of view before. To the southwest is Mining District. To the north are the Military District, the Wizard District, and New City. And, at the edge of the cliffs is Bluffside's oldest district, Old City. In the centre of it all, divided by The Rift, are the ruins of the city of the Ancients.Rockhorn makes sure to follow the same path over the gate he originally arrived at. The guards on the gate's towers wave him onward. Normally, he'd have a lot of explaining to do to watch captains but Commander Oakfirst's name gives him more freedom. He will likely need to get more freedoms put down in writing by The Five to be able to fly over the Temple District again. And he knows better than to fly over the Mining District and Wizard District. Those two districts have very strict rules as to who can fly above it. If he was to try it now, he, Spritewing, and the young cleric would get shot from the sky by hundreds of magic missiles, or maybe a few dozen fireballs.And, no one, absolutely no one is allowed to fly over the Mining District. If he even tried he and Spritewing would slam into a magical barrier that protects Bluffside source of adamantine trade. Not even the wizards of the city would dare mess with the Mining District.Rockhorn and Vitus can see the extent of the damage caused by The Beast. It ripped through the entire Lantern Ward from the Elite guard house known as Wyndlasmere, Gold Park, near the Blade Gate, and then west through the Golden Lantern and then all the way to the Golden Gateway where the alien creature lies dead. Hundreds of buildings are either trampled or on fire. The Fire Brigadiers are out in force in the ward.The Golden Lantern is in ruins. The creature turned its fire on the structure after crush most of supporting framework. The Old City landmark will have to rebuilt. The brigadiers are concentrating on keeping the worst of the flames from spreading to more of the ward's buildings.As Spritewing wings towards the Golden Gateway, he looks for the Sectarian Captain and Vincenzo, but all he can see is a large crowd of people gathered around the inner gate. They are chanting "Bluffside" and "Exemplars." The guards on the towered gate wave to Rockhorn and then point towards the Sublime Market in the adjacent ward. It isn't hard for the wild dwarf to understand their reasoning. Spritewing flies towards the market and lands just outside of it.Rockhorn and Vitus can see that the young Sectarian is still being held up by the Sectarian Captain and one of the Elites. Vito notes that the man looks to be true peril, as the bear's endurance potion he drank has worn off.The captain lies Vinny down on the cobblestones and motions to Rockhorn. "Quickly!" She looks at Vitus. "I said to bring a cleric, not a child!"</blockquote>

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