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<blockquote data-quote="LazarusLong42" data-source="post: 1296830" data-attributes="member: 9620">&quot;You will be taking the gem to my superior, Calemon, who runs our station in Alten's Rock.&nbsp; Selene knows the way there, and should be able to gain entrance for all of you.&nbsp; Calemon will take it and put it into safe-keeping; we'd hoped to use it to bait Melian, but your arrival makes that possibility unlikely.&quot;If you run across Melian, I recommend you give him this fake gem.&nbsp; He may not be entirely fooled by it, but hopefully by the time he realizes his mistake, you and he will be long separated.&nbsp; If you do not wish to risk his ire, I suggest you simply avoid him, discard that token of his, and play dead for a while.&nbsp; Perhaps move toward Colinna--anywhere where he will not find you easily.&quot;As to additional work:&nbsp; those who help the Irregulars are often helped in their turn.&nbsp; I'm certain Calemon will have something for you to do, if you take the gem to him.&nbsp; And as for your payment--&quot;&nbsp; Arnis opens his coat and removes six small purses, each of which contains, as you open them, two gold ingots and fifty gold pieces.&nbsp; He hands them to the six members of the party.&nbsp; &quot;Here is half of your payment.&nbsp; I've placed a note in with the gem for Calemon to pay you the other half.&quot;&nbsp; He hands Arkan another small package:&nbsp; an unlabeled leather pouch with the gem inside.&nbsp; &quot;Keep this safe, all of you.&nbsp; Do not let it slip away from you.&quot;&nbsp; He hands Arkan another small package--a well-ornamented leather pouch with another gem.&nbsp; &quot;This is the fake gem, should you find you need it.&quot;&quot;If you have no more questions, then I would bid you farewell, and good luck.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LazarusLong42, post: 1296830, member: 9620"] "You will be taking the gem to my superior, Calemon, who runs our station in Alten's Rock. Selene knows the way there, and should be able to gain entrance for all of you. Calemon will take it and put it into safe-keeping; we'd hoped to use it to bait Melian, but your arrival makes that possibility unlikely. "If you run across Melian, I recommend you give him this fake gem. He may not be entirely fooled by it, but hopefully by the time he realizes his mistake, you and he will be long separated. If you do not wish to risk his ire, I suggest you simply avoid him, discard that token of his, and play dead for a while. Perhaps move toward Colinna--anywhere where he will not find you easily. "As to additional work: those who help the Irregulars are often helped in their turn. I'm certain Calemon will have something for you to do, if you take the gem to him. And as for your payment--" Arnis opens his coat and removes six small purses, each of which contains, as you open them, two gold ingots and fifty gold pieces. He hands them to the six members of the party. "Here is half of your payment. I've placed a note in with the gem for Calemon to pay you the other half." He hands Arkan another small package: an unlabeled leather pouch with the gem inside. "Keep this safe, all of you. Do not let it slip away from you." He hands Arkan another small package--a well-ornamented leather pouch with another gem. "This is the fake gem, should you find you need it." "If you have no more questions, then I would bid you farewell, and good luck." [/QUOTE]

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