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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stonegod" data-source="post: 3217084" data-attributes="member: 36973">Col takes the proffered coin, suppressing a desire to chuckle. "Don't you be worry'n, I do know a drunk'n Pelorian who be desperate for some coin. He'll get us the protection we need."A laugh in his eyes, the old man leans over to Kalen and whispers, "You an' me both werk'n on those books would quickly get to the bottom, I'm sure. But I do think she be wanting to sleep w'those secrets. But keep plying, we must try."~~~Col actually knew a drunken Pelorian, Telberanan Oshim, but he was not quite on good terms with the church these days. But, in actually, Col tended not to deal with the the clergy of the various shrines directly---too many saw his studies as blasphemous or scandalous. There were a few who trusted coin, or would support anyone who asked---Boccobites would help anyone begging for truth---but the old man trusted the grey and other markets better. They were always more discrete, and didn't care who you were.Thus, Col made his way to shop both expansive and cramped---Blenak's Bazaar on the corner of Spire and Genie a few blocks from the Tobinson dilapidated manor. The magical curios were always of fine quality, if a bit unusual at times, and Blenak did not ask questions. This made Col very happy.~~~Blenak couldn't (or wouldn't) help Col this time, and with some grumbling, had to go to some of his less frequented outlets. He found what he was looking for at Glittermane's Vault: a bone-white wand. Probably few outside of Col would recognize the small, incongruous scratch that indicated the wand probably came from the Diocese of The White Hall, scandalous necromancers mentioned in the Three Tomes, but it signified that this was destined to be his purchase to the old Man.With the wand in hand, Col spends the next day making notes of the Vanderboen vault, its construct inhabitant, and anything he could remember from the sylvan journal. It was encoded, as usual. But immediately afterwards, he began making another copy of his various notes---this one in Draconic. It was not encoded, though it left out a few major details: The Vanderboen combination, for one. It was going to be his key---a key that the Vanderboen's had opened once, if those symbols were true. And now they were going to open for Col. With the knowledge contained behind those doors---well, he would be able to find almost anything he wanted.Thus, the evening found him in the Merchant District, in an alley behind Fishback lane. The building was unremarkable, and would hold nothing of interest for Col except for one thing.The eight-pointed star carefully hidden in the masonry.Col knocked on the door. When it finally opened, he held up is copied and edited notes, almost shoving them into the doorkeeper's hand."I want in."</blockquote>

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