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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Electric Wizard" data-source="post: 6053552" data-attributes="member: 83982">Ninbolm (5.24)This gnome city is carved into the petrified stump of a colossal tree. Most visitors only have the privilege of seeing the tunnels and windows that dot the small upper city. Most of Ninbolm's secrets, including the Heirophant's Heart and the Indigo Academy, lie within the enormous maze that is the root system.Ninbolm's citizens proudly assert that they have inhabited the great tree forever. But many human scholars believe that before it was turned to stone, the tree was the fabled goblin tree of Nilbog. According to the legend of Nilbog, the tree was the source of all goblins, and like a good mother, it provided everything they needed. The Bloodied King, however, envied them and turned the mighty tree to stone. The surviving goblins scattered across the Shrouded Lands, nursing their bitterness and outrage until they became the scorned race that they are today.For as long as any gnome can remember, the city has been ruled by the Heirophant, a druid who long ago merged with the tree's petrified heartwood. He can know anything that happens within the city. His omniscience is limited by the fact that he can only experience a few things at any given time. Druids, who serve all official functions within the city, commune with him through giant snail familiars that cling to the heartwood.The Indigo Academy, a subversive illusionist school, has managed to flout the Heirophant's authority with great aplomb and typical gnomish cheek. While the rest of Ninbolm abides the Heirophant's humorless thumb, the Academy devotes its time and energy towards clever and creative pranks. The frustrated Heirophant believes the academy must exist in a pocket plane because he cannot find it. The truth is that the school does not exist physically. It is a collective of wizards who pose as ordinary citizens. Their meetings are informal, and conducted entirely through disguises, codes and innuendo. The Academy is beloved by Ninbolm's common folk for brightening their lives. But there is more to the Academy than good-natured rebellion. Working around the city's rigid, all-seeing theocracy is a means of honing their skills. Outsiders who can contact them often attempt to employ them in various schemes. The Indigo Academy knows they the best at what they do, and charge accordingly.Hooks-How much of the legend of Nilbog is true?-Where is the rest of the petrified tree?-What are some of the Heirophant's decrees?-Does the Indigo Academy have a ringleader? Who are its prominent members?-What have been some of the Indigo Academy's most epic pranks?-Who in the Shrouded Lands is employing members of the Indigo Academy?-In addition to the giant snails, what other strange creatures dwell in the city?-Most important - Where can a traveler get a drink in this crazy place?</blockquote>

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