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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 820716" data-attributes="member: 1846">The Continued Diary of Galak of GirruIt has been some time since I made an entry, and we have been busy.First, I must speak more of our talks with Ulfius Bloodhammer, leader of the Thrinian Knights. We talked to him about Tarkane, looking for answers to the problems we knew we faced. Ulfius could tell us little however, save that Tarkane was protected at all times by a group of around 20 hardened warriors. Of course, being slightly paranoid as all good leaders are, these warriors are not too powerful. It is not good practice to keep your most powerful followers on guard duty - they tend to get ideas about how they could be running things better...We have also spoken more with Adam Dickinson. Leo was insistent that we attempt to determine his true morale values, and persuaded me to visit him in Imarr and view him with a true seeing spell. The spell, however, failed to reveal anything, which means that Dickinson is hiding himself magically. I believe that this is entirely sensible on his part, although Leo thinks that he may be hiding something from us.The group have spent many hours talking and trying to determine what the effects of our sucess may be. Leo is worried about the reaction of the Knights Bloodhammer to us staging a coup in this way, he believe they will run riot through the city. I believe that this may be a necessary evil to remove Tarkane from power, and that Ulfius would be able to keep them in check, but it seems that historically speaking large powerful martial orders do have a history of rampaging in the city when their leader is killed.Once we decided to enter Imarr, we hit an immediate problem. Although the majority of the group can move around Imarr without worry (Leo is in fact a resident of the city!), Aos and Whist are both wanted by the authorities, and I myself am a leading Cleric of a forbidden religion. Leo advised me that I could go into Imarr so long as my holy symbol was covered and I kept myself quiet. I am reluctant to hide my faith, but it is a fool who starts trouble for no reason. Myself and Leo retured to Dickinson to ask him if he could get Aos into the city without being detected by the guards. He referred us to the Barge people who populate the sewers of Imarr, and summoned their leader to speak with us. We arranged payment and details, and were told that Aos would be safely within the city in two days.The rest of the group took the delay to find time to look around Imarr. Most of us had not been there before. Xyzzy and Leo went to the Tower of the White Way, speaking to Dovestar the head wizard and enjoying looking through the extensive library. Thana and Celia went shopping, Lilliana simply stayed in an inn and I myself did something that surprised even me...I went to the main shrine of Thrin in Imarr, and spoke to a young cleric there, asking to see the High Priest. Once shown in (and spotting a well armed lady lounging in a chair), I told him who I was. I should be clear here, announcing myself as a cleric of Girru in Imarr is very dangerous. Girru worship is utterly banned in Imarr, at the command of Tarkane. However, I believe that the church of Thrin and the church of Girru should be allies, regardless of history and details of dogma, and I trusted his sense of Good to win out over his Law. We spoke of possible alliances, aid and the future of both churches in Imarr. He is a good man, and I believe strongly that he will not speak of my name to the authorities. I was somewhat surprised to learn that the High Priest had heard of my exploits in Gaxmoor, but also somewhat flattered. Apparently, I am now considered amongst the lower echelons of the powerful in these parts. I explained that my situation prevented me from speaking on behalf of the Church of Girru, but that did not stop me speaking on behalf of the Faith. I could make no firm deals, but I believe that my actions will have postive reverberations in the future.I left the Temple, leaving a donation in the collection box. It can never hurt to be good to one's potential allies.I stayed that night in a more wealthy inn, near to Dickinsons house. It felt good to stay in a comfortable bed, rather than the less well furnished quarters I have been staying in recently. Thana ended up in the same Inn, by chance, and we talked of nothing for an hour or so before retiring to our seperate rooms.The next morning, I went to Dickinson's house at the appointed time to meet the others. Myself and Thana arrived first, and then everyone except Aos arrived shortly after. Aos made a suitably dramatic entrance, announcing that the Barge people had left him near the docks, and that he'd killed a man that was spying on the house. Worrying news, although the fact that Dickinson was being spied upon was not great surprise, as Leo pointed out.We made our way into the sewers, meeting the Barge people again. They told us the location of the secret tunnel that we intended to use to get into the Imperial Palace, and also mentioned that it was in the domain of another underground gang. They took us to the border, and wished us well, before punting away into the darkness.Another update shall follow shortly.</blockquote>

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