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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids1" data-source="post: 8261352" data-attributes="member: 7030604">- - -I'm using milestone advances, so the party will 'level up' after completing each of the three tombs in the first book. Alan took the Scholar Edge (Academics +2), Fal and Moshe both increased a core attribute and Corym increased two skills (Academics & Athletics) that were below their linked attribute.- - -Interlude at the Tooth and HookahThat night, the inn is particularly rowdy as several different teams gather to boast of their exploits during the first day of the lottery. Corym shuns company and retires to his room, but the rest of the party find a table and join the revelry.Corym's vacant chair is suddenly filled by a beautiful Taldan woman wrapped up in a lurid purple cloak, with a large, wide-brimmed hat perched upon her head. A holy symbol of Nethys, god of magic, hangs about her elegant throat."Well met," Alan says graciously, pouring her a drink, "I don't believe we've been introduced. My name is Alan Lehenard, these are my associates, Fal Bralti and Moshe... just Moshe, I think.""I know who you are," the woman replies curtly, "And I know you were in the necropolis earlier today, participating in this ridiculous lottery. Tell me about the site you were allocated to explore. Was it a temple or shrine ornamented with the symbol of an unblinking eye?""I don't rightly recall." Alan says, "I'll think on that a moment, while you remember your manners."The noblewoman seethes, pale cheeks reddening beneath the brim of her ludicrous hat. One hand closes around the holy symbol around her neck and she takes a deep breath to calm herself before answering."My apologies, I have had a somewhat difficult and disappointing day. My name is Velriana Hypaxes. I'm the leader of the Scorched Hand. My associates and I are all devout followers of the All-Seeing Eye. We believe there is a hidden shrine to our god somewhere within the city. We sought permission from the Grand Mausoleum to search for this site specifically when the necropolis was unsealed, but we were refused.""I'm sorry to hear that," Alan sympathises, "We were assigned the tomb of an Osirion General. We did not see any eyes, all-seeing or otherwise. Why do you want to find this temple so badly?""How disappointing." Velriana sniffs, ignoring his question, "Please tell me if you see or hear anything that might help us. We are staying upstairs. You would be handsomely rewarded for your trouble. Of course, it would be best if this agreement remained between the four of us; there's no sense getting those stuffy Pharasmans riled up over nothing."Velriana rises from the table without another word, leaving her drink untouched. She rejoins the other members of the Scorched Hand in their private booth; two human men with the dark colouring of Garundi natives and a brawny half-elf with a long, plaited pontyail."She was pretty." Moshe says, mesmerised."Pretty stuck up her own arse." Fal grunts, downing Velriana's glass in one gulp."Let's keep our eyes and ears open," Alan suggests, "If they want to find this temple that badly, it must contain something very valuable indeed."</blockquote>

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