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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlassEye" data-source="post: 5611130" data-attributes="member: 40413">Imelda MorettiLady Moretti pauses her speech a moment as Zelena calls upon divine power to heal.  As the silvery light infuses the wound the purple flesh fades to its normal lightly tanned tone, stitches fall from her cheek pushed out by the magical healing, and the gash seals itself until nothing remains of the injury except a faint silver scar.  Absentmindedly brushing stitches from her clothing Lady Moretti presses a few coins into Zelena's hands."Thank you, Zelena.My brother did not do this directly," she says responding to Yoshiki's question.  "Perhaps, this would be more clear if I began at the beginning...My father died some years ago and my brother, Efrem, took over as head of the Moretti house.  He felt his responsibility was to marry and provide an heir to continue the family line and pursuing this goal he came to Venza to arrange for a wife.  This is where his plan fell apart.  Efrem fell in love with Mitra, a beautiful young priestess of Dessano; totally unsuitable for marriage but Efrem would not be dissuaded.They married but their marital bliss was not fated to last long.  Mitra had an accident and died.  Efrem took Mitra's death very hard and confined himself to his quarters.  I was forced to take over the running of the house business.  And then Efrem vanished.  He was gone for a few days then suddenly reappeared and resumed his confinement.  After a few more days he came out and seemed fine.We were all quite pleased that my brother seemed to be back to his old self but after a few days his agitation increased until he vanished again.  He followed this pattern, vanishing for longer periods of time until his most recent disappearance.  I had not seen him for months until a few days ago when a groundsman informed me that he thought Efrem had returned and taken up residence in the family mausoleum where his wife was laid to rest.I thought to speak to my brother and persuade him to return to the house so I went to the mausoleum.  He refused to speak to me or even let me see him instead yelling through the heavy door.  When I persisted he grew angry."She pauses taking a deep breath to calm herself over what is obviously a disturbing memory."Hearing a scuff of boot on the stone walk behind me I turned...  And that's when I took this wound.  Somehow, Efrem called forth a mouldering corpse that slashed at me with its claws and ripped my face.  I fled as fast as I could go."Lady Moretti is quiet a moment before she continues."I am afraid my brother is delving into necromancy seeking a way to bring his wife back from death.  And so I need you to put down whatever unholy things he has raised up and to bring my brother out so that we can see if he can be reasoned with, or healed of his madness, or failing that imprisoned in the Tower of Chains where they are equipped to deal with such things."<a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/848/pzo9235taldorlady180.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/1975/pzo9235taldorlady180.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a>[sblock=OOC]Zelena is paid 10 gold for the healing.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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