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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 2194930" data-attributes="member: 8243">Just in the process of emerging from the DM doldrums myself, I know what you mean.Xiao it is. That's no problem at this end. [sblock]I've scanned over the last couple of pages of the IC thread, but didn't read it closely. To be honest, no particularly clever way into the game sprang to mind. I could see Xiao joining on to help out a town. Particularly if he is broke.I don't even really have a good idea to explain why he left. The best I can think of right now is a dream  in which honoured ancestor grandfather that told him to he had to go. I am still tempted to go with the Periapt of Wisdom +2, leaving him with just the clothes he wears and perhaps a quarterstaff (ie, broke). Losing his recorder and the writing kit would hurt however. Perhaps finding the Periapt was the reason for leaving, although it's not really that significant an item.I had a look at the map you made (nice, BTW), but wasn't familier enough with the names to find where we were, and where the party is now. Does the map cover the whole 'world' or just the area of play now? Some ideas on why he crossed the mountains would be good, they may spark something.[/sblock]</blockquote>